Sutcliffe stays calm amid alarms

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DERBY (third day of four): Lancashire (18pts) beat Derbyshire (3) by one wicket

SCORING a meagre 136 to beat Derbyshire proved a daunting task for Lancashire, who took the challenge too lightly and showed undue haste in an effort to win in three days. They squeezed to victory in the third of the extra eight overs through an innings of 62 not out from Iain Sutcliffe after Iain Hunter and Jon Moss produced their best bowling performances of the season. It contrasted with Lancashire’s earlier command. With magic in his fingers, Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lanka off spinner, sowed such seeds of doubt in Derbyshire minds that he took six for 50. It